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Let the church sing! : music and worship in a black Mississippi community / Thérèse Smith.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Thérèse, 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gospel music--Mississippi--History and criticism.
- Gospel music.
- African American Baptists--Mississippi--Music--History and criticism.
- African American Baptists.
- Mississippi.
- Music.
- Genre:
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 293 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- An examination of worldviews, religious belief and ritual as seen through the musical performances of one Afro-American Baptist church in a small black community in rural Mississippi.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Identity
- Concepts of time
- Tradition
- Moving in the spirit
- Prayer
- Sermon.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-286) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1580461573
- OCLC:
- 55008847
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